Panel Speakers
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Mr. Jason Tan
Jason is Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Finance at Tote Board, where he oversees the stewardship of funds allocated for distributing approximately $500 million in grants annually. These grants support a wide range of community projects aimed at driving social impact for a better everyday. In addition to his professional role, Jason volunteers on the Finance Committee of the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre. |
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SLTC Psalm Lew
Senior Lieutenant Colonel (SLTC) Psalm Lew is the Director for Community Engagement from Nexus MINDEF which oversees all partnership and engagement efforts related to Total Defence in Singapore. SLTC Lew is also the Head of the Secretariat for the Advisory Council for Community Relations on Defence (ACCORD). Before this appointment, he was in the Army Information Centre where he was responsible for the Singapore Army’s strategic communications. He previously commanded a Division HQ National Service Battalion from 2009 to 2015. |
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A/P Tan Ern Ser
Prof Tan Ern Ser, PhD (Cornell), is Adjunct Principal Research Fellow and Academic Adviser, Social Lab, at the Institute of Policy Studies. He was Head, IPS Social Lab; Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Academic Convener, Singapore Studies, FASS; and Chief, Singapore Studies, at the National University of Singapore. He is also principal investigator of the Singapore Panel Study on Social Dynamics and co-investigator of the Asian Barometer-Singapore survey series as well as the Singapore Post-General Election survey series at the Institute of Policy Studies. Prof Tan has served as research consultant to several government ministries. He chairs the Research Advisory Panel, HDB; and is a member and former Chairman of the Programme Advisory Committee for Sociology and the Social Science Core, SUSS. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace (JP) in 2013. |
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Mr Sam Liew
Mr Sam Liew is the Chief Executive, Government Strategic Business Group, NCS. He leads the Government Strategic Business Group which serves the Singapore Public Service, Defence and Homeland Security agencies, and government clients across Asia Pacific. Mr Liew is the President of the Singapore Computer Society and has been conferred as Fellow by SCS. Mr Liew also sits on the Board of SMU's School of Computing and Information Systems, and is also an Advisory Committee member with Singapore Polytechnic’s School of Computing and Republic Polytechnic’s School of Computing and is a Council Member on Singapore’s IT Standards Committee. |
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Mr Marcus Loh
Mr Marcus Loh is Director of Temus a digital transformation services start-up, with the vision of creating a global tech enterprise that Singapore can proudly call its own. Among his career highlights, Marcus takes particular pride in being a founding member of the award-winning career conversion programme, Step IT Up Singapore, while simultaneously leading the firm’s strategic communication, marketing, and public affairs. Outside of work, Marcus is deeply committed to championing social causes. His work in Singapore's Sengkang town has been particularly rewarding, driving positive social change for residents and families. An avid reader, speaker and writer, his perspectives have been featured in publications like CNA, The Straits Times, The Business Times, and The Diplomat. |